An Overview and Discussion

Animo Justice CHS Summer

Bridge 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Instructions:
•Take notes on page 9
•Copy down what is in YELLOW
and anything else you find
important and interesting.
Achievement = Gap = Space
Success between 2 th
Pre-Reflection:
2.How does the
achievement gap
make you feel?
Draw a facial
(non-verbal)
expression and
tell me why you
feel that way. (1
sentence)
True or false?
1. By ending segregation in
our schools, there’s no more
racism.
Virginia Tech
Massacre
April 16, 2007
33 Deaths
23 Injured
Racially Motivated
True or false?
1. By ending segregation in
our schools, there’s no more
FALSE
racism.
2. By ending segregation in
our schools, students of
COLOR receive the same
education as WHITE
students.
 Santa Monica
Jefferson High
High School
School (Los
(Santa Monica,
Angeles, CA):
CA):
9% African
10% African
American
American
90%
31%
Latino/Hispanic
Latino/Hispanic
93% Receive free
51% White
 98%
61%
True or false?
1. By ending segregation in
our schools, there’s no more
FALSE
racism.
2. By ending segregation in
our schools, students of
FALSE
COLOR receive the same
education as WHITE
students.
3. By ending segregation in
our schools, students of
COLOR are admitted to
college (to achieve their
dreams) just as much as
True or false?
1. By ending segregation in
our schools, there’s no more
FALSE
racism.
2. By ending segregation in
our schools, students of
FALSE
COLOR receive the same
education as WHITE
students.
3. By ending segregation in
our schools, students of FALSE
COLOR are admitted to
college (to achieve their
dreams) just as much as
 98% 98%
61% 61%
The Achievement Gap: The
difference in achievement
between students of color and
students of privilege.

98%
61%
Post-Reflection:
2.How does the
achievement gap
make you feel
now? Draw a
facial (non-
verbal)
expression and
tell me why you
feel that way. (3
sentences)
 SIGNIFICAN
GROWTH CE & POWERFUL
& LIFE IMPORTAN & HEROIC
CE
May 2006: Students at Animo
“Jefferson” CHS decided they had
enough of the achievement gap
and vote for their school colors,
mascot, and change the name to
“Justice”

98%
61%
 The
Phoenix
comes
back to life
as it rises
from its
burning
ashes

Our School Motto: “Rise to

Excellence”
The goal: Bridge the gap!

…and rise from these ashes to

EXCELLENCE as students of color!
Green Dot Public
Schools (Los
Angeles, CA):
17% African
American
82%
Latino/Hispanic
85% Receive free or
reduced lunches

98
%

Santa Monica
High School